Video: Wanderlei Silva confronts Chael Sonnen at Mr. Olympia

Yeah, it was probably a setup and planned ahead of time. After all, something seems manufactured about it all. But fake or not, there’s something truly terrifying about a pissed-off Wanderlei Silva.

In the latest chapter of his ongoing feud with fellow veteran Chael Sonnen, Silva confronted his rival on Saturday at the Mr. Olympia event in Las Vegas.

Silva, who’s posted previous (and sometimes unintentionally comical) videos calling out Sonnen, this time tracked down “The American Gangster” – with camera in tow. Silva obviously had it planned, though it’s not clear if Sonnen was part of it.

The confrontation was brief, and the fighters were quickly separated. But Silva worked in a final warning.

“You are fearful,” Silva said. “You are afraid of me. And I will beat you up. I wanted to beat you up today. But I’m a professional, and I don’t fight in the street. Real men talk face to face. With me the talk is straight up. I will punch your face. It will happen soon. … The beating I will give you will be my gift to the people.”

Although the UFC briefly planned to match up the two fighters at UFC 167, the bout fell apart when Silva (35-12-1 MMA, 5-7 UFC) reportedly held out for a cut of pay-per-view revenue. Sonnen (29-13-1 MMA, 7-6 UFC) ultimately was booked to fight Rashad Evans (18-3-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC) at the Nov. 16 event. Silva, meanwhile, awaits his next booking, which is likely to come in early 2014.

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